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"Political parties do not want to give up Education as a battleground. And that is terrible"

CNN Portugal12 September 2026 at 23:30

The former Education Minister Marçal Grilo commented on the results of Portuguese students in PISA 2026, which reveal a regression in knowledge levels across various parameters. Political parties in Portugal continue to use Education as a field of political battle, without showing any intention of giving up this area as an object of partisan dispute. According to the article, this situation is described as negative for the Portuguese education system. Marçal Grilo, who served as Minister of Education, was the voice who publicly addressed this issue, warning about the consequences of this political instrumentalization of education.

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Readers in Portugal are affected by the political instrumentalization of Education, which compromises the stability and quality of educational policies. This comment comes following the PISA 2026 results, which show a setback in Portuguese students' performance.

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